Island Matters - Speculative Fabulations of Possible Futures
Working with local companies and making use of speculative design as a tool for imagining worlds that can be radically different, students produced tangible stories and objects based on potential new systems of the near future. Take a look!
The Living Archive
Collaboration partner: Lœsø Tangtage & Lœsø Tang
In the future, Lœsø island is a living archive, an open-source facility for research and innovation surrounding the use and properties of Seaweed.
By textile designers
Ada Krenz, Design for People
Michelle Pedersen, Design for Planet
Charlotte Hansen, Design for Planet
Kristian Kjærgaard Stougaard, Design for Play
Agnete Kristine Enghoff Beierholm, Design for Play
Hedwig Amarins Abma, Design for Planet
Kelp UniverSEAty
Collaboration partner: Lœsø Tangtage & Lœsø Tang
Researchers, Designers and nutrition experts from Kelp UniverSEAty on Lœsø find new ways of involving Seaweed in people’s everyday life.
By Industrial Designers
Agata Budner, Design forPlanet
Jack Canavan, Design for People
Jielin Chen, Design for People
Paula Gabriela Tuyarot Barci, Design for Play
Lijing Jiang, Design for Play
"It's been exciting to have a group of students with different backgrounds explore our world from their perspectives."
Læsø Tangtage
"The talks gave us interesting perspectives on the concepts of design and development and inspired us to focus more on marketing and innovation."
Læsø Tang
"It's food for thought how clearly they are able to describe visions and possibilities that are realistic, yet bigger than we often dare to."
Læsø Tangtage
"The idea of a seaweed univerSEAty and a shared brand for eelgrass and edible seaweed was truly innovative."Læsø Tang
"They were really good at seeing the potential in eelgrass and the prospects of Læsø taking a lead in how to use eelgrass in the future."
Læsø Tangtage
"We will use the camp inspiration and ideas going forward and give more priority to design when working with our suppliers and consumers."Læsø Tang
"I definitely believe we'll work with the students' ideas and I hope they'll be able to come to Læsø this summer!"
Læsø Tangtage
Fisherman - Hero of the Future
Collaboration partner: Lœsø Fiskeindustri
This new Image for fishermen turns Lœsø into the leading Fishing-Island and makes the profession more attractive.
By Fashion Designers
Tina Bull. Design for Planet
Natálie Vencovska, Design for Planet
Anja Refslund Ladefoged, Design for People
XiBao Yeh, Design for Play
Fishermen's Havon
Collaboration partner: Læsø Fiskeindustri
On Lœsø island high-tech fishfarms provide our waters with different fish, recreating balance in the sea and supporting the profession of fishermen by providing work and advertising for sponsoring.
By Communication Designers
Aitana Kugeler, Design for People
Nina Park, Design for Play
Camille Potiron de Boisfleury, Design for People
Lindia Ruiz Díaz, Design for Play
NaZur Bornholm
Collaboration partner: Natur Bornholm
Through the use of energy coins, Natur Bornholm becomes an energy-neutral museum that teaches its visitors through interaction and playfulness.
By Communication Designers
Marina Anna Almanstötter, Design for People
Syuan-Yun Huang, Design for People
Malavika Gupta, Design for Play
Trine Kinch Møller, Design for Play
Inter Oceanal U'Golf Trophy
Collaboration partner: Natur Bornholm
It is the envisions of the future of leisure in Bornholm as the sea level has risen.
By Industrial Designers
Larissa Berghofer, Design for People
Elisabeth Anne Christiansen, Design for People
Martino Guardenghi, Design for Play
Louissia Anaïs Bulver, Design for Play
Julie Maria Pedersen, Design for People
Aymeric Delécaut, Design for Planet
Destination Nostalgia
Collaboration partner: Gourmet Bornholm
In the future people will crave to consume feelings instead. It’s a world where islands represent different emotions. Bornholm, the island of Nostalgia, is where you can eat and experience your own and other people’s nostalgic feelings in form of food.
By Communication Designers
Ksenia Grigoryeva, Design for People
Cæcilie Hertzum Laursen, Design for Play
Carlo Enrico Spini, Design for Planet
Sylwia Cwieczek, Design for Play
Global Food Salvation Movement
Collaboration partner: Gourmet Bornholm
In a world where we only ingest portions of nutrients in form of pouder or drops synthetically produced, the Global Food Salvation Movement on Bornholm re-establishes emotional connection to real food.
By Industrial Designers
Alexander Hinnerskov, Design for Planet
Nina Prochniewska, Design for People
Fanny Timian Madsen, Design for Play
Alice Mingotti, Design for People
Esben Dyrholm Hansen, Design for Play
Sabhín Geraldine O'Sullivan, Design for People
FOFO
Collaboration partner: Bornholms Landbrug & Fødevarer
FOFO stands for “Food for Bornholm”. This festival celebrates conversation about sustainability, ethical farming practices and innovative food ventures.
By Communication Designers
Marta Montalvão Aguiar de Matos Calado, Design for Play
Lucia Keller, Design for People
Runa Eggers Rossau, Design for People
Hafsa Jamal Makda, Design for Play
Yingzi Ni, Design for People
Born On Holm
Collaboration partner: Bornholms Landbrug og Fødevarer
Pig farming has become extinct. Corn is the crop of the future both regarding food and the textile industry. The “Born on Holm” harvesting bag stands for this future – sharing the message with the whole world.
By Fashion Designers
Marie Pavlik, Design for Planet
Emma Camilla Fleur Baverel, Design for People
Angela Charlotte Marie Munro, Design for Planet
Indre Zvirzdyte, Design for Planet
brikke
Collaboration partner: BOFA
On Bornholm waste is turned into bricks that can be used for various construction sites. Digital bricks can be purchased to support building of local social projects. Following the goal to save the planet and become zero waste.
By Communication Designers
Anastasia Nichitsca, Design for People
Mohammad Bilal Saudi, Design for People
Gabriela Maria de Melo e Castro Vieira, Design for People
Weronika Cyrankiewicz, Design for Planet
Wang Ximing, Design for Play
Spheric Property
Collaboration partner: BOFA
On the island, nothing goes to waste. A network of tubes, collectors and transformation methods keep the streets clean and the citizens happy by recycling and resourcing the waste. But who decides what is considered trash or not?
By Industrial Designers
Lloyd Philip Revald, Design for Planet
Linda Domke, Design for People
Nanna Arnum Sandal, Design for Play
Fiorenza Scarpa, Design for People
Alison Mariñas Palomino, Design for Planet
Makers Island
Collaboration partner: Maker's Island
Welcome to an Island on an Island for creators. A place on Bornholm for arts & crafts lovers offering activities for all seasons through close collaboration with the local makers.
By Accessory Designers
Melissa Annesofie Bundell, Design for Planet
Anders Vangsgaard Andersen, Design for Planet
Amalie Frederikke Duborg, Design for Planet
Eladia Dahl, Design for Planet
Henriette Frøslev Hjortshøj, Design for Planet
SLOW
Collaboration partner: Maker's Island
A sensual guided craft experience inspired by the slow life on Bornholm is reaching out to world. Using local material and artists to make the user engage with the natural beauty of Bornholm in the distance.
By Industrial Designers
Josephine Bach Lund, Design for Planet
Katharine Morag Graham, Design for People
Haavard Ingolf Holme, Design for People
Rasmus Julius Rostrup Hansen, Design for Planet
Sara Plavan, Design for Play
"Meeting the students and having to communicate our everyday challenges within an educational context has been fun and inspiring."
Maker's Island
"The thoughts and processes were very relevant for the work we do. Also a bit wild and outside the box."
Maker's Island
"We've been inspired to work differently with communication and physical visibility."
Maker's Island
"We might reach out to the students again about some of their ideas and thoughts."
Maker's Island
